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plus, paul ryan has trouble with his hardlined republican budget. today in georgetown university, and democrats took the nat six years ago when john tester eked out a victory in montana. it requires that outposts like tester's hold on this november. finally tonight, our musical tribute to newt gingrich, who made this republican campaign a lot more interesting you might say than it had any right to be. >> we will have the first permanent base on the moon, and it will be american. ♪ >> i founded four businesses, i've written 24 books. >> this was the finger the penguin bit. >> the fuel newttholoy is in the side show. we have mark halperin, and michael steele, today vice president biden launched the campaign assault against mitt romney, and i think he crystallized the contrast between romney and obama. let's listen to this. >> i said before, thanks to president obama bin laden is dead, and general motors is alive. you have to ask yourself, if governor romney had been president, could we have used the same slogan in reverse. they're going after romney
plus, paul ryan has trouble with his hardlined republican budget. today in georgetown university, and democrats took the nat six years ago when john tester eked out a victory in montana. it requires that outposts like tester's hold on this november. finally tonight, our musical tribute to newt gingrich, who made this republican campaign a lot more interesting you might say than it had any right to be. >> we will have the first permanent base on the moon, and it will be american. ♪...
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where are we in that spectrum relative to paul ryan? >> you know, i think as the press were at the hmm face and republicans, we've got the speeches that are coming up. at the convention a week from now. obviously, there is a lot more picking over ryan's record that we've seen out of the press and a lot of reaction from republicans who have this initial burst. a lot of money pouring into the romney campaign, but still, there is a sense from republicans that maybe this boost of energy and this bold pick might not end up being worth it because of all of the conversation now that we're having about the stimulus package, about medicare, because this was a campaign let's face it, the republicans thought they could win just on the economy. but we see now we're talking about medicare. >> i said before this pick was announced, that one thing that united conservatives and this white house was a desire that paul ryan be the pick. how are each looking at it now? >> first of all, i think it's a little bit too soon to say which way it cuts. i agree w
where are we in that spectrum relative to paul ryan? >> you know, i think as the press were at the hmm face and republicans, we've got the speeches that are coming up. at the convention a week from now. obviously, there is a lot more picking over ryan's record that we've seen out of the press and a lot of reaction from republicans who have this initial burst. a lot of money pouring into the romney campaign, but still, there is a sense from republicans that maybe this boost of energy and...
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paul ryan has long embraced rand's policy. now that her other socially liberal ideas are proving to be an embarrassment for a candidate who needs support, ryan is running away from his muse. joining me now is robert costa and ron reagan. robert, isn't the answer here that atheism is poison? she was an atheist and consequently now he wants nothing to do with her. >> michael, i've spoken with paul ryan at length about his past history with rand. and he told me that he read rand during college. he rat atlas shrug and was inspired by the story of john gall. he believes in thomas more than rand of all people. and that he was inspired by rand because she believed in the free market. and that's where he really identified with her back when he was doesn't mean he belie believbeliev believes fully inch everything she said or wrote. >> i don't think it was only back in college. when he spoke to a group of rand devotees in 2005, he credited the russian american thinker for inspiring him to get 234 to politics. let's listen where. >> the
paul ryan has long embraced rand's policy. now that her other socially liberal ideas are proving to be an embarrassment for a candidate who needs support, ryan is running away from his muse. joining me now is robert costa and ron reagan. robert, isn't the answer here that atheism is poison? she was an atheist and consequently now he wants nothing to do with her. >> michael, i've spoken with paul ryan at length about his past history with rand. and he told me that he read rand during...
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paul ryan around for weeks. somebody paul ryan referred to as, you have been following him enough they think sometimes you're a member of his family. set the scene right there on the ground are. more people showing up? are you seen much movement? what can you tell us, alex? >> reporter: well, there was a group of spectators and neighbors that turned out when they heard the news, but we have not seen movement in the paul ryan household for a few hours now. paul ryan attended a memorial service this morning for the victims of the oak creek shooting that happened last week in his district and then he came home and has been inside ever since. paul ryan has spent the whole week here in wisconsin. he did a couple closed fund-raisers for gop candidates. he was filming some tv ads for his congressional re-election campaign that he has been going forward with until, i guess now that he'll be on the ticket with mitt romney. but paul ryan is a big family man as you have been discussing. he enjoys being here in jamesville s
paul ryan around for weeks. somebody paul ryan referred to as, you have been following him enough they think sometimes you're a member of his family. set the scene right there on the ground are. more people showing up? are you seen much movement? what can you tell us, alex? >> reporter: well, there was a group of spectators and neighbors that turned out when they heard the news, but we have not seen movement in the paul ryan household for a few hours now. paul ryan attended a memorial...
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mitt romney and paul ryan are -- they're running away from paul ryan's legislative agenda which he has been very clear with and lock step with todd akin and now try to run away from the republican party platform. there's only so much running away that can be done by a ticket from the top to the bottom that strongly has a pro-life position, but a rather radical position when it comes to the way we treat rape, incest, in this country and not even providing exceptions for that, even though mitt romney says his administration was, it's not their party platform. there's only so much you can do to run away from an entire agenda of the republican party and this is pretty consistent with the way they have treated these issues related to women's and women's health care over the course of certainly this congress since republicans have had control of the house. but very consistent in their republican agenda. i just don't see how mitt romney and paul ryan can distance themselves any more from what their agenda is. >> it seems to me that was the whole idea of picking ryan. you picked a guy which ro
mitt romney and paul ryan are -- they're running away from paul ryan's legislative agenda which he has been very clear with and lock step with todd akin and now try to run away from the republican party platform. there's only so much running away that can be done by a ticket from the top to the bottom that strongly has a pro-life position, but a rather radical position when it comes to the way we treat rape, incest, in this country and not even providing exceptions for that, even though mitt...
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he owns the paul ryan budget. he can distance himself or attempt, but paul ryan inject in this race. unbalanced when you talk about entitlements, people are resistant to change. you can have this debate. we have a long time to make this debate. maybe, maybe not. three week ago, romney campaign was not eager to spend three, four, five weeks sloging through a medicare debate because it takes away from the economic message, which they believe is so much more lethal against president obama, but can't get do it because medicare stands in the way. >> the romney campaign believes if they can change the messaging to make voters think who is the candidate most likely to prevent medicare from going bankrupt, if they can make that the question, then they can win that argument. they claim they win that argument when it's framed that way. the problem right now is the argument's been framed to who's going to protect medicare and they've got to figure out how to save and prevent it from going bankrupt. >> so, the battle is who w
he owns the paul ryan budget. he can distance himself or attempt, but paul ryan inject in this race. unbalanced when you talk about entitlements, people are resistant to change. you can have this debate. we have a long time to make this debate. maybe, maybe not. three week ago, romney campaign was not eager to spend three, four, five weeks sloging through a medicare debate because it takes away from the economic message, which they believe is so much more lethal against president obama, but...
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and congress includes paul ryan. and as president obama has pointed out, ryan's one of the leaders of the republican controlled house of representatives. he's there in the belly of the beast. no doubt we'll hear a lot and plenty of congress bashing from the president and its allies in the weeks ahead. that's fair. they're the one bs that's been screwing him all these months. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." ohio is just the latest state where republicans are trying to tamp down the democratic turnout this november. no surprise there. here's the background in ohio. republican counties there, republican and democratic election officials in those counties voted 4-0 so extend voting hours so they want republicans to vote more often. in heavily democratic counties republicans voted no and republican secretary of state john houston broke the 2-2 tie and decided to keep polls open on weekends in democrats areas. no shows for the democrats. the move caused such an uproar that yesterday houston did with al
and congress includes paul ryan. and as president obama has pointed out, ryan's one of the leaders of the republican controlled house of representatives. he's there in the belly of the beast. no doubt we'll hear a lot and plenty of congress bashing from the president and its allies in the weeks ahead. that's fair. they're the one bs that's been screwing him all these months. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." ohio is just the latest state where republicans...
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the only person running away faster from paul ryan is ryan himself. on fox last evening, ryan tried his best to distance himself from his own plan. and got onboard the romney bandwagon, whatever that is clear, we don't know what it is. let's listen. >> only president obama raids $717 billion from medicare program, cut $716 billion from the medicare program to pay for obama care. we don't do that. >> how much? >>he point is -- i joined the romney ticket. and what mitt romney is proposing to do is repeal all of obama care. >> but it is the case that in the budget that you passed through the house of representatives significant savings of upwards of $500 billion in medicare. >> we do not add cuts to medicare program. on the house budget. we don't take more cuts to medicare. i am on the romney ticket. what mitt romney is proposing is to repeal all of obama care. >> his biggest vulnerability since his budget dismantles and go on offense by saying it is obama that will hurt medicare. can this double bank shot work? robert costa is a political reporter for t
the only person running away faster from paul ryan is ryan himself. on fox last evening, ryan tried his best to distance himself from his own plan. and got onboard the romney bandwagon, whatever that is clear, we don't know what it is. let's listen. >> only president obama raids $717 billion from medicare program, cut $716 billion from the medicare program to pay for obama care. we don't do that. >> how much? >>he point is -- i joined the romney ticket. and what mitt romney is...
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and congress includes paul ryan. and as president obama has pointed out, ryan's one of the leaders of the republican controlled house of representatives. he's there in the belly of the beast. no doubt we'll hear a lot and plenty of congress bashing from the president and its allies in the weeks ahead. that's fair. they're the one bs that's been screwing him all these months. we'll be right back. it doesn't get any better than endless shrimp at red lobster. with a wide variety, you can mix and match all day. scampi, grilled, the fried -- there's nothing better. [ male announcer ] at last, red lobster's endless shrimp is back, but only for a limited time, for just $14.99. try as much as you like, any way you like, like new parmesan crusted shrimp or new teriyaki grilled shrimp, all with salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits, for just $14.99. [ ryan ] they can try everything. they love it. i'm ryan isabell. i'm a server for red lobster, and i sea food differently. until i show them this. the new oral-b pro-health cli
and congress includes paul ryan. and as president obama has pointed out, ryan's one of the leaders of the republican controlled house of representatives. he's there in the belly of the beast. no doubt we'll hear a lot and plenty of congress bashing from the president and its allies in the weeks ahead. that's fair. they're the one bs that's been screwing him all these months. we'll be right back. it doesn't get any better than endless shrimp at red lobster. with a wide variety, you can mix and...
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. >>> plus, paul ryan has some john tester eeked out a victory in montana. whether they can hang onto the majority this time calls for holding out in november. >>> finally tonight, our musical tribute to newt gingrich, the newtster who made this republican campaign a lot more interesting, you might say, than it had a right to be. >> we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be american. i founded four businesses, i've written 24 books, 13 of them "new york times" best sellers. >> well, the full newtthology is in the side show where it belongs and always will be, by the way. we begin with the obama campaign on the defensive with mitt romney. nbc political analyst. gentlemen, today vice president biden launch the campaign against mitt romney, and i believe he crystallized the solid between mitt romney and president obama. >> i said before, thanks to president obama, bin laden is dead and general motors alive. you have to ask yourself, had governor romney been president, could heç have used the same slogan in reverse? >> that was soft-spok
. >>> plus, paul ryan has some john tester eeked out a victory in montana. whether they can hang onto the majority this time calls for holding out in november. >>> finally tonight, our musical tribute to newt gingrich, the newtster who made this republican campaign a lot more interesting, you might say, than it had a right to be. >> we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be american. i founded four businesses, i've written 24 books, 13 of them...
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let me show you how paul ryan responded. quote, like his reckless budgets, today's speech by president obama is as revealing as it is disappointing. while others lead by offering real solutions, he has chosen to distort the truth and divide americans in order to distract from his failed record. his empty promises are quickly becoming broken promises and the american people will hold him accountable for this violation of their trust. your response, the white house response to congressman paul ryan. >> well, what i'd like you to do is contrast that brief bit of boiler plate from congressman ryan to the substantive fact-filled presentation the president gave today. what's lacking from congressman ryan and what is lacking in his budget are any of the statistics and facts and numbers and math to back up his promises. what we know is that in order to pay for substantial new tax cuts for the wealthy, the money has to come from somewhere. and it's going to come from nondefense discretionary spending, only. and from entitlement progr
let me show you how paul ryan responded. quote, like his reckless budgets, today's speech by president obama is as revealing as it is disappointing. while others lead by offering real solutions, he has chosen to distort the truth and divide americans in order to distract from his failed record. his empty promises are quickly becoming broken promises and the american people will hold him accountable for this violation of their trust. your response, the white house response to congressman paul...
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the editorial page asked why not paul ryan? and politico today, the editor of national review councils romney, don't fear ryan. but should romney fear the right? bob acosta. welcome back. i want to start with you then you. jump in here. you guys are on the right. i'm not. is this a move to show they got the muscle or is this a move to help them get the nomination means something by winning with it in november? >> little bit of both. for a long time there's been a time that romney is running a referendum on the economy. a push for paul ryan is making a choice on fiscal issues. romney you've got to play more aggressive. ryan's that play. >> instead of waiting for the bad numbers to get worse which it seems like romney is doing. avoid mistakes, let the numbers do their talking and then you win. they're saying show your ideology. >> i think that's right. karl rove also had one saying romney being even means he's ahead. hang on a second. >> i'm not going to wait a second. this is my show. and there are two numbers. eight and nine. >
the editorial page asked why not paul ryan? and politico today, the editor of national review councils romney, don't fear ryan. but should romney fear the right? bob acosta. welcome back. i want to start with you then you. jump in here. you guys are on the right. i'm not. is this a move to show they got the muscle or is this a move to help them get the nomination means something by winning with it in november? >> little bit of both. for a long time there's been a time that romney is...
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by the way, congress includes paul ryan. as president obama's pointed out, ryan's one of the idea logical leaders of the republican controlled house of representatives. right there in the belly of the beast and no doubt, we're going to be hear ago lot and plenty of congress bashing from the president and the weeks and days ahead and it's fair because they're the ones that have been screwing him all these months. ♪ hello...rings ♪ what the... what the... what the... ♪ are you seein' this? ♪ ♪ uh-huh... uh-huh... uh-huh... ♪ ♪ it kinda makes me miss the days when we ♪ ♪ used to rock the microphone ♪ back when our credit score couldn't get us a micro-loan ♪ ♪ so light it up! ♪ even better than we did before ♪ ♪ yeah prep yourself america we're back for more ♪ ♪ our look is slacker chic and our sound is hardcore ♪ ♪ and we're here to drop a rhyme about free-credit-score ♪ ♪ i'm singing free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ dot-com narrator: offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.co
by the way, congress includes paul ryan. as president obama's pointed out, ryan's one of the idea logical leaders of the republican controlled house of representatives. right there in the belly of the beast and no doubt, we're going to be hear ago lot and plenty of congress bashing from the president and the weeks and days ahead and it's fair because they're the ones that have been screwing him all these months. ♪ hello...rings ♪ what the... what the... what the... ♪ are you seein' this?...
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look, mitt romney did not pick paul ryan because of paul ryan's medicare or budget programs. he picked paul ryan because of his youthfulness, because of the cultural appeal, because of what paul ryan himself calls the deer hunter catholic that he is, okay? that might sell in pennsylvania, but the other stuff won't. and if we're going to be cutting medicare at some point, which i think most voters understand, i think right now looking at these alternatives, they would rather have a democrat they know than a republican from a party that never supported the program to begin with. >> let me go to joy on that. joy-ann, it seems to me that people who once you get into your late 60s, early 70s, into your 80s, you have one primary care, and that's what you're always talking about with your friends, how is your health? how is it going? you're social life in many ways is going to see the doctor. you have to survive, see your kids and grandkids. you don't walk away and say i'd like to cut it but i don't like his health care program. >> the most remarkable thing when you go back and look
look, mitt romney did not pick paul ryan because of paul ryan's medicare or budget programs. he picked paul ryan because of his youthfulness, because of the cultural appeal, because of what paul ryan himself calls the deer hunter catholic that he is, okay? that might sell in pennsylvania, but the other stuff won't. and if we're going to be cutting medicare at some point, which i think most voters understand, i think right now looking at these alternatives, they would rather have a democrat they...
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rob portman, tim pawlenty and paul ryan included. the only people who can still make et cetera to those pages are wikipedia users who make changes on a regular basis. >>> early this week we got a glimpse of hillary clinton dancing with local farmers in malawi. another leg of clinton's african tour brought her to johannesburg yesterday where clinton attended a reception hosted by south africa's foreign minister. ♪ >> what can i say? clinton will have visited seven african nations in all. i think she likes it out there on the road. >>> footbally, check out this photo of mitt romney at a factory in chicago just yesterday. in a bizarre trick of photography perspective, it looks like that factory employee is biting mitt romney's fingernails. new york magazine jumped in way potential captain. whoa there, you're trimming my fingernails with your teeth. hey there, that's okay. you're a hard-working american. thanks, friend. anyway, it's entirely possible romney might actually have been saying that. >>> up next, the tea party's hostile take
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, paul ryan? >> i don't know. i don't think anybody knows. i think the only three people who have a pretty good idea about this are bess meyers, who's doing the job, and governor romney and his wife, ann. i think those are the only three people i believe who really are in the inner circle in this decision. >> let's talk about this. first of all, if he had to pick somebody that had nothing to do with electability, just somebody to be really smart in the back room with him, sitting there when the tough decisions are made and he says what do you think and that really means something to him. which of these guys should he pick? just for sheer smarts. >> the smartest strategic thinker in republican elected office today is paul ryan. you look at what he has mastered in the budget. you look at whether you like or dislike the details, this is a guy who has thought deeply about the reshaping of the american government to make it affordable. at a level that's really pretty courageous. and he's done it in a b
, paul ryan? >> i don't know. i don't think anybody knows. i think the only three people who have a pretty good idea about this are bess meyers, who's doing the job, and governor romney and his wife, ann. i think those are the only three people i believe who really are in the inner circle in this decision. >> let's talk about this. first of all, if he had to pick somebody that had nothing to do with electability, just somebody to be really smart in the back room with him, sitting...
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the paul ryan plan doesn't reduce the deficit. it takes this huge, huge hit at programs for the poor, and it turns medicare into coupons. so why would you put all of that out there in an election year, knowing that the democrats could then shoot at it? >> i think there are a few things going on now in terms of the incentives that motivate republicans. one, this is the most conservative -- just if you were to map this on paper -- this is the most conservative congress, the most conservative republican conference in the house that's ever been in house, the one put in last year. a lot of these republicans just simply think ideologically this is the right thing. they're for it. a lot of them are also insulated. they're not going to have to worry about it. then there are pragmatic i think people deep inside are pragmatic republicans who are left in washington and sort of in the national party. but they learned a very important lesson from the 2010 midterms when you had sharron angle, christine o'donnell. you had all of these people, te
the paul ryan plan doesn't reduce the deficit. it takes this huge, huge hit at programs for the poor, and it turns medicare into coupons. so why would you put all of that out there in an election year, knowing that the democrats could then shoot at it? >> i think there are a few things going on now in terms of the incentives that motivate republicans. one, this is the most conservative -- just if you were to map this on paper -- this is the most conservative congress, the most...
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mitt romney got the endorsement of congressman paul ryan today, and they had fun linking ryan and his tax care budget with mitt romney. >> when old mitt claps his hands for the paul ryan plan, that's amore. ♪ when paul ryan gives props to old mitt romney's chops that's amore ♪ ♪ pain and math for the middle class, for the middle class if they pass their budget ♪ ♪ but great care for the millionaire and the billionaire who will share in big tax cuts ♪ >> gives tax cuts to the wealthy. ♪ when they meet to prepare to end medicaid that's amore ♪ ♪ when willard goes nuts for his cuts that's amore ♪ ♪ when you work hand in hand working for parallel plans oh signore ♪ ♪ that's amore >> somewhere the great dean martin is smiling. next, president obama is opening a big lead against mitt romney. and it's only march, but things are not looking good for team obama. you're watching "hardball." imag. we have customers all over the united states. we rely on the postal service for everything that we do. the eastern maine processing facility is vital to our operation and our
mitt romney got the endorsement of congressman paul ryan today, and they had fun linking ryan and his tax care budget with mitt romney. >> when old mitt claps his hands for the paul ryan plan, that's amore. ♪ when paul ryan gives props to old mitt romney's chops that's amore ♪ ♪ pain and math for the middle class, for the middle class if they pass their budget ♪ ♪ but great care for the millionaire and the billionaire who will share in big tax cuts ♪ >> gives tax cuts to...
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he's going to knock it out of the park against paul ryan. he'll have paul ryan flummoxed. >> having covered joe biden at various hearings he's conducted when he was on the hill, he will be very prepared. i reported on the huffington post yesterday he's already spent 60 hours in debate prep. he's studying hard for this. he wants to be underestimated on this in terms of mastery of the facts, but he's not going to be. he's going to perform -- he is going to know everything about every paul ryan budget proposal inside and out by the time that debate takes place. you watch. he's got a really great debate prep guy named david ginsburg, who is head of opposition research in a couple of campaigns. joe biden is studying every minute he's got, and he will -- he's hoping that he will surprise people with his mastery of the facts. >> i have to say that a guy like joe biden, i never was elected to the senate at 29 or anything like that, but when he got the nomination for vice president out of springfield and barack obama named him, i was verklempt becaus
he's going to knock it out of the park against paul ryan. he'll have paul ryan flummoxed. >> having covered joe biden at various hearings he's conducted when he was on the hill, he will be very prepared. i reported on the huffington post yesterday he's already spent 60 hours in debate prep. he's studying hard for this. he wants to be underestimated on this in terms of mastery of the facts, but he's not going to be. he's going to perform -- he is going to know everything about every paul...
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>> the smartest strategic thinker in republican elected office today is paul ryan. you look at what he has mastered in the budget. you look at whether you like or dislike the details, this is a guy who has thought deeply about the reshaping of the american government to make it affordable. at a level that's really pretty courageous. and he's done it in a blue-collar district with a large u.a.w. membership, a lot of auto plants and he's gotten re-elected by big margins going home and telling people who he is and what he honestly believes. >> across the board he'd be the brain you'd want in that room to -- >> let me be clear. rob portman is very, very smart. marco rubio was a great speaker of the house in florida. i've known marco for years. he has a tremendous future in my judgment. governor mcdonnell's a great governor of virginia, and virginia's going to be -- could well be the deciding -- virginia could be for this election what ohio was in 2004. >> i think you're right. >> so you look at a number of these places. the thing about the republican party today is comp
>> the smartest strategic thinker in republican elected office today is paul ryan. you look at what he has mastered in the budget. you look at whether you like or dislike the details, this is a guy who has thought deeply about the reshaping of the american government to make it affordable. at a level that's really pretty courageous. and he's done it in a blue-collar district with a large u.a.w. membership, a lot of auto plants and he's gotten re-elected by big margins going home and...
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that's the danger with paul ryan about fundamentally reimagining medicare, turning it into a voucher program. in both 2004 and 2008, 60 plus-year-old about a quarter of the presidential electorate. mccain won them by four. george w. bush in '04 won them by eight. obama just wants to narrow that gap or not lose them badly. he's not going to win the election there but could lose it. he wants to keep it narrow among seniors. they think this is a way do that. >> erin, my dad was conservative republican. but the one thing he liked was medicare. you know. he worked all his life and said finally i get something for all the money i paid into the government. medicare doesn't -- really popular among people over 65. they really like it. now to come along and threaten to cut it or turn it into a voucher program could be really political suicide for the republicans. do you sense biden is out there like advertising what's to come of a preview of a movie coming? >> absolutely. president obama is going to florida actually on thursday and friday for a couple of events and i expect that he will talk a
that's the danger with paul ryan about fundamentally reimagining medicare, turning it into a voucher program. in both 2004 and 2008, 60 plus-year-old about a quarter of the presidential electorate. mccain won them by four. george w. bush in '04 won them by eight. obama just wants to narrow that gap or not lose them badly. he's not going to win the election there but could lose it. he wants to keep it narrow among seniors. they think this is a way do that. >> erin, my dad was conservative...
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that's exactly what paul ryan is saying now. well, it's romney's ticket so -- >> depends which day of the week. >> yeah, exactly. but actually mitt romney is not so moderate himself. if you look back at his record, which is really one long series of equivocations and calibrations on the subject of abortion, you realize that he doesn't really have any strong personal feelings himself or doesn't seem to. when he was running for the senate in massachusetts, for instance, he was told by his pollster that basically you have to be pro-choice or you can't win in massachusetts. so he effectively became pro-choice. as he gets ready to run for president when he's been governor of massachusetts, now he needs to be anti-choice, and so that's what he becomes. while he's governor of massachusetts though and preparing to run for governor, he actually vetoed an emergency contraception bill. in other words, a woman comes in and says i've been raped or maybe my contraceptive device didn't work and i'm afraid i might become pregnant, i need someth
that's exactly what paul ryan is saying now. well, it's romney's ticket so -- >> depends which day of the week. >> yeah, exactly. but actually mitt romney is not so moderate himself. if you look back at his record, which is really one long series of equivocations and calibrations on the subject of abortion, you realize that he doesn't really have any strong personal feelings himself or doesn't seem to. when he was running for the senate in massachusetts, for instance, he was told by...